Dr Lara Girelli studied Medicine and specialized in Thoracic Surgery at University of Study of Milan. She obtained her PhD at Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna. She works in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the European Institute of Oncology, led by Prof. Lorenzo Spaggiari. She centred her career on oncological thoracic surgery, with main interest in lung cancer. Her interests include minimally invasive techniques such as robotic surgery , interventional broncoscopy, and clinical research.